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i jtsty, towards the close of the Session, respening a Vote of Credit, Btc. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The Order- of the Day having been read for the House resolving itself into a Committee of-Supply, Mr. DUNDAB moved the reference to the said Committee of the Report of the Committee on the Affairs of the East India Company, together with the Petition (tithe said Company. After some objeetions stated by Lard FOLKSTONE, and some observations. brMr. CREaVEY, the motion was Rgreed to. . • The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. Mr. -Du s DAS having declared, theft the grounds and reasons of his,motion were contained in. the Re port of the Committee, moved-- • " That a mini not exceeding pee million five hun dred thousand! pounds be granted to his - Majesty, to 'enable his -Majesty to pay the said sum to the United Company of Merchants. trading ,to the East. Indies, on account of expences incurred by ahem in the public service." Lord FOLKSTONE repeated his former obje&ions to this grant, and moved as an amendment, to sub stitute for the words " one million five hupdred 'thousand Pounds," the wards K five pounds." Mr. CEEEVEY expressed himself ready to vote for the Motion, with the exception of one item*, Of • one hundred and sixty-six thousand pounds. 'Mr. TIERNEY explained very clearly the claim -which the Lompany possessed to the sum that it was now proposed to vote to them, .and declares.' that in his opinion, if the accounts had been referred to a Master in Chancery, instead of to a Committee of that House, the would have awarded a balance more nearly approaching to four millions, than to the sutra now proposed. • Sir J. ANSTEUTIIER and Mr. WILBERFORCE 'fol lowed on the same side. Alter a few word. from Lord FOLKSTONE, the .A.rnendment was negatived without a division. The Original motion was then put and carried. The CHANCELLOR of the EiCIIEctUER moved that a sum not exceeding three leandrect thousand pounds biegranted to' his Majesty, for, the purpose of ena , , Wing his Majesty to - make good the engagements into which he had entered with• his Sicilian Majesty. Mr. WIIITERE'AD, beti)re he could concur this. motion, wished to. put several questions to the Right Hon. Secretary opposite. They related to the re tern which his Sicilian Majesty , Was to make for the Sum transmitted to him ; to the fortresses which it was engaged he should retain ; 'and tO . the number of men which it was stipUltited*the treaty should be kept in • . Mr: Secretary CANNING oh;er'ved i that the land ing of the troops in Naples in tede'had been effeeted in conecquence of the wish of the. Russian Coral tnaneer in Chief, and the , otders:of his Government. And, •as the Neepolitatroverilment had so been eneelee.xl in the war, it'. became the . duty of this Coeetry 'to ass,ist that Government in the prosecu eon of it Under the circumstances of the times, the King of Naples must,eifhet have; made common eense with' France, or sided with us. And as the l.rtter bad been the case, it was the interest of this . Coontry to onibiti'him to defend Sicilrogainst the The arrangement for thet purpose had beee made 'in Igoe, bet the events of that year, as Well. as of the Subserruetit year, after techange of Adiiiiiii,Aration had taken place, h a d pret'ented - tliat arrangement from being carried into title t. • Mr. Dl'llllllll9lo, howeVer; had beta sent oin in 1806 to votielede the Treaty ; and though no:effeCleal treaty tad been ey.plieltly coticleded, 'the payitients mite- cttiCtitly :Iqt:et! upon had been regularly 'Made to the Sited:in tee ernine• , t, at the rate of 2.5,0u01. per mantle ;n ter Lent Hoe ick, had succeeded Mr: Fok 'at the liorevi Ortice It was not until JUly last that the l'featy agreed to by- Mr. Drell - 16mnd, but eon taiaing articles which it was not thought right to agree ~to, had been received... The Treaty died of been'remitted baek to MT. Autemond, and it was only lately,that it had ien icCeiLeo in such a 4bape in which it was - deemed &per to 4ccedr i to it, The Right Him'. Gei`itlenitin suited,., hat every necessary'exertion made by the Si .tlian Government for the defence or Sicily, and as serted that the fortress to which the Hon. ‘Geiele ' roan att:iched so much important%; vas at present gnrrisrned by British troops . A conversation then ensued bet Ween Lord 14. poly, Mr. Whitbread; Mr. Suerotary Canning, 'Wilberforce, and Mr. Winilham, when Mr. B mkec desired to know 'how the mottey antecedent -1;' advanced to the King of Sic:ly had been , dispOsed ot, to which • Mr. fiestetssos: replied, that the sums advanced :lad been. provided out of the Vote of Credit, and were accounted for in the Distribution Paper laid tlefega PAriiament, The 'grant of 300,n001. was then greed to, as a subsidy to his Sicilian Majesty. I:IIe'‘.4itANCELLOR orate EXCUSQ.UBR then MOFed. e i rant of the sem of 50,0001. as air UldeMuiliea tion to the inh i abitants of Rodean in the Island of Dominica, forfur the' losses they sustainer' in come eeenee of the hire inva.noe of that Island by the. kliicus , ion.took place upon tilk question be; tween Mr. Windban), Sir Wi;iiatu Alan niogi Mr. Tierney, Mr. Vprke,- Mr. Barham, ford' 'Temple, Lord Castlereagh, the 01the Exchequeo, and Mr.' Poniinby 'after which the vote 'Wag agreed 16 wittiont - a . division. Atter some filrther cotiversa . tion between Lord c,ostiereagh, Debt: Harbarn, "ind Mr.. Windham; the Besolettion WAB 'l : lgfeed to . A rsum of 2 t ,0001.• was granted toy the - commis- Sioners of Millafy Inquiry,' as a partial eetpunera tion for their services!. • • A,surn.ol 14,0001. to . the Comtnisioners for dis tributing the Arniiricatt ecimpens:'n `v.) the l'rustte9gof vie Riltish trtt, cu i . . . ; Coco° F,,r, ; epairitig tiled:lmages of Mar ..ate`l'ierhi the storm of 1:.11Q...iry last . . • . ,• ~„ 5000 11 0 1.YliEtra , 1 - IARBOUIt. - • Vor improving thu Dotit. of l iolyheact Dia tot.li c•;tiniateii zxpcnce lOh this v , ,,te, suggested that the ne'wly proposed goad to lielaiidAvas'- - :flutich prefer ble.to that by Hoiyhea4,, and that thenew Harbour T/mty'Clues was prelerabldto"that ,of titajyhead, i N bich was, tact+, noharbOur. .Attrtivit WELLtist.EY maintained that the flarfi:)or o Holyhead Wifs• far soperior.. kflatileaT • (of Kerry) argued •to the's salve ; , , • io,oot Atter some conversation, in which Mr. PARNBLL spoke in favour of the 'new Harbour, and ?qr. Fos- TER in favour of Holyhead. Mr. WARDELL supported Mr. Sheridan's idea, and thought thelmoney ought not to be granted. ' Mr. WELLESLEY supported the Motion. Tim estimate was framed on a plan approved of by ti,e Committee on the case. Mr. S: BOURNE supported the Resolution. The 'new Port was, in his knoWledge, in - a very danger ous Bay. Lord TEMPLE thought the matter ought to be referred to the opinion of seafaring men. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHRQURR said .a few words in answer to Lord Temple, and waif...support ed by General Tarleton. • -- • Mr. C. WINNE said the ResolUtion ought not to rest merely on the opinions of 'the Holyhead Cap tains, and that a Committee ought to be appointed to inquire into the relative merits of the two Har bours. . Mr. SHERMAN, if the money was to be granted, wished it to be applied in equal moieties to the iMprovernent of both. Harbours. Mr. Secretary CANNING ironically recommended a flir trial of the experiMent, in which:passage the greater number of Irish .Members, would 'be lost in coming ,to this country; without any improvement in either. , Mr. SHERIDAN argued that there were other com modities of intercourse besides Members of Parlia 7 ment,.and that even these should have their option. He wished the Irish, Members whn. came to vote for Catholic Emancipation, to take the safe way of the new Harbour, the name of which he did pot know (a laugh), and those who came to vote against that tinestion, 'to come the hazardous way of.. Holy head. Mr. HERBERT thought it desirable to improve both Harbours. Mr. BIDDHLPH spoke to the Mao dna. Admiral HARVEY SClpported the Resolution. Mr. BERESYDRD spoke on the same side._ Mr, WINDHAM wished the new Harbour to be attended to. The question being called for, the House divided. For the Cracit for Holyhead - 132 Against it ' 48 Mr. LONG moved a grant of 75,2001. foe projed lag the improvements in and near both Houses of P.irliament, and for the purchase of grounds in and near Palace-yard, with a view to that objeel,, Mr. WINDHAM thought it sufficient to grant a part of this large sum at present, and was ,Sorryio say the style of bullding . hitherto pursued was such as to impress an idea of misery instead of:grandeur. Mr. Lbw; agreed with the Right Honourable Gentleman in condemning the, mock Gothic front of the House of Lords. The remaining buildings should be submitted to such judgment as would sure abetter taste... . Mr: 'ROSE agreed in condemning the present front of the lionie'of Lords, • and recommended to have it taken down to substitute -a better. Mr Silin l lDAN thought no new grant should be made 'till care should be taken that the new expen diture did not get into the saute hands as / the former. present front Of the House of' Lords was some ;thing like the appointment of Dr. Duigenan to the Privy Council—every lane was.'ashamett of it, and nobridy would avow himself the author of it. He re4nrmi.,,v,dcd widoittg the imprope r appointment, as t% ell as pulling Clown the miserable building. Tim ~SvaAKets disclaimed for himself and other' Commissioners' all share in the plan's° generally condemned. The present' grant vas intended for the purchase of buildings, t;•e vicinity of which was thought disgraceful "to both Houses oll'arliament. What biuldings, should be created m the place of those, purchased would rest, not s ith the Commis. sioners, .who only trasmed plans with proper assist. ants, an d submitted them to the Treasury. The T reasur y, i t , th e present case, referred the plans 'to the House, which had referred them to the jittig.. mem of a Select Committee. As to Taxes., the Laud Tax on the Ground purchased was repealed; . other measures may ,be taken to prevent any additional burthens on the inhabitants of the parish; by dimi. Mshing the number of inhabited houses..., Mr, 13ANKgs, though' he agreed in condemning the new front of the House of Lords, would rather endtire it than go the expence of building a new one. He thnught the. whole sum of 75,,e001. would not be wanted, and moved 45,2001. as an Amend ment. Mr, WHITISR BAD, though' he . had every wish for mcononly, thought the present building so dis gracefol he would. vote for a new,one. wished to know by who . se authority the Condemned building was raised. Mr. kosi said it was created by the Surveyor- General of the Board of Works---be did not knoW by whose authority. After a few observations from Mr. HERBERT (of' Kerry), Mr. WYNNE, and ; Mr. S. BOURNS, Mr. TtEaNty recommended the former Npettdi tore to the iuveitigation of the committee of. Finance.: I‘.lr. Ross stated, that-lhe, money thus exponded had been regularly accounted for. There was no ob. jeetion to refer it - to the examination of the Commit tee of Finance. , • Lord H. PETTY condemned the front of the House of Lords, and denied all knowledge' Of the plan. • The SPEAKER said, a general order had been given to comply with the wish expressed by the House of Lords 'for additional' buildings. Nobody knew oily thing of the plan till the building exhibited itself in its present form. Mr. HUSKIgSON stated, that in consequenat of the difficulty the Board of Treasury found in, getting proper accounti-from the Board of Works, measures had recently been taken to put the great d:tpence of that Board under proper controul. . . Mr. FREEMANTLE and Lord H. PETTY spoke Ata the same et:l-th. fevi,LEn thought the present buil4ing graceta - The CHANMLOR of the Excl.'EanEß preferred the eye-sore of tife present building to the expence of pulling it 'rob authority for pprchzming ttie building was given in 1806, and' 1196 c.: wai ? given tow the holders in consequence.. 4.)41 tiffi ground he tionght it right to vote the original wain ol . 75,20111 ,: The origin4i sum of "74,2001. Wa s vote d eceordingly. • f. alr e j. 1.105 i 43 TUB.TON moved the Grant . of ,76, , ,,01. to Mr: PalcuOr, the,bilance of leis per cc:wage-co the nett improved Reventie of the Post-Office, down to the sth January, 1808. Mr. Wysica declared the Grant to be' unwar rantable in every respe&. He thought.there should be at least a deduaion" for the amount of the Turnpike Duty, from which thv Mail Coaches were exempted. Lord H. Parry agreed with his Hon. Friend, but thought Mr. Palmer entitled to a set-off fat - interest on the arreit due to him. Sir T. Ttntrobr thought Mr. Palmer entitled to the consideration of interest, and also various other 'descriptions of set-off. Mr. SHERIDAN argued against the ded'i&ion. Mr. ROSE repeated some of his former arguments, to prove that Mr. Palmer had broke his Compaft with the Public. Mr. HOLME SUMNER argued for the deduaion oa account of Turnpike exemption. A division took place : kor the, 13 rapt of 54,ce01. . 93 Againat it . 73 On our return into the Gallery after the division on Mr. Paltner's business, we found the House re sumed, and the SPEAkER in the Chair; and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER seemed to be adverting to the .Motion respecting Spain, of which notice bad been given by a Right Hon.. Ge- tleman (Mr. Sheridan) ; but with the purport and scope Of which he prof!3sed himself not to be ac-. quainted: He could not, therefore, but be anxioi,s to know what was the objea of the Right Hon. Gen tleman's. Motion, as, without that knowledge, it could not be expeaed that in 'a matter of such deli- cacy he should feel it proper to assent to any propo sition of such a tendency. Mr. SHERIDAN thought it sufficient to observe, that he had communicated the - substance of his in tended motion to his Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whose absence he had DOW to regret, because he was. certain that had his Right Honourable Friend been present, he would have made no objeaion to the nature of the motion lie. (Mr. Sheridan) had to propose. He had so framed it,' that it was impossible the entertaining of it could cause any public detriment, or expose Mi nisters to any violation of that discretion and secrecy which it was their duty to observe in matters of this sort. lint if that Right Hononrable Gentleman was ignorant of the purport of his motion, that . was only a new proof to - him of that 'shyness of comma- nication which he had reason to believe existed be tween, that Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. 'Perceval) and hip. Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Canning), otherwise he cook' not account for, the disapprobation VC hich the Right Honourable Gen tleman had now manifested of any motion of the nature he had intended to make, being brought un-_ der the consideration of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Was not aware of any good that could arise iNin the agitation of such a subjea, and must only suppose that the Obje6t of the Right. Hon. Gentleman, in making such a motion, was merely to draw a speech from one of his Majesty's Ministers. Mr. WifyrßßEAn was anxious to dissuade his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Sheridan) from stir ring any inquiry into the affairs of Spain at so critical and perilous a moment. In his opinion, every matter of that kind, under the, peculiar circum stances of the moment, should be left entirely and atcliAsively to the discretion of the Executive Power. _ . Mr. SttastbAN was determined to persist in his motion. It eoUld be prOdtglive of no evil, and might give rise to much good. He felt the urgency, of the business, and ,was therefore resolved not to leave it to the slow and skulking hesitation of Mi nisters. As to the apprehensions of his. Hon. ,Friend (Mr. Whitbread), be was confident, that not only he should be able to . allay these aßpre betisions, 'bur that he• should moreover succeed in convincing 'his Honourable Friend of the propriety of the motion which he intended to - make., Mr. SHitRIDAN. having thus persisted in ,his motion, it was fix.ul it should be brought forward on Wed nesday 'next. After some conversation between the PHANCEE- Lon of the EXCHEQUER tind.Mr. BANKES, the latter Gentleman postponed, .till Wednesday, his motion for referring .to the Committee of Ways and Means the consideration. of the Question, Why the property belonging to Foreigners in the British Funds, should be exempted from the Tax on Pro perty, ? DISTILLERIES. The third trading of the Bill, prohibiting the use of Grain in , Distilleries, was then moved, when it was opposed by Mr. D. GIDDY, Lord HENRY. PETTY, and Mr. Wssrzatsr, as injurious to the Agricultural Interest, and as subversive of the great principles estaolished by the 3d and 4th of William and Mary.. • The. Question was then loudly called for, when the House divided, . . Ayes Nues • • • • • 74 •.► • 34 The Home 'hiving - resolved itself into a Com mittee of Ways 'and, Means, Resolutions were pass ed, declaring the expediency of raising a certain sum by way of Lottery, to consist of 60,000 Tickets, in one or more Lottery or Lotteries; the other that 1-9-8 b should be levied off East lu dia Sugar imported into Ireland. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at,' Three o'clock this morning. DUTCH DECREE. 'Mr HAGUE, MAY 27.—TheMiniiter of Finance having raid a Peace of his Majesty the King, 'dated the 26th itgr:ant, the execution of which is com mitted tp the tare of the Ministers of Finance, and of Justice and Police, and. which contains the fol lpwing stipulations Art. The exportation of butter, cheese, and geteVa, to all allied and neutral ports, is allowed and permitted,••to commence froM the date hereof; du e- request being previously made by the: Officers of the Customs and Imposts, and those of Police. a., The Ships in which the aforesaid exportation shall be - made shall, upon no account, take any . vif;senger,or letter with them. 3. Any pepon who sh4ll be fotind attempting tp trankgreis the stipulations made in the article next preceding, shall be arrested, in order to in !we:lL:tied according to the laws ; and moreover the . ahips cargoes shall be confi,cated ; nor shall the freighil" or owners of such vesz.els, under any pretence wilr.t.." ever, be capable of obtaining permi scion in future for the exportation of the produce herein above set , forth, it being our express desire that no cotntnti nication from our ports shall take place until fur ther orders. 4. Every owner or feighter of ships who.wishes to obtain permission for exporting the articles above mentioned, shall be obliged, notwithstanding all tl,e provisions ordered' by the existing laws Aha - regula tions, to engage, not by any means to bring back any merchandize of what nation soever, or any pas' senger or letter ; and on the least transgression here- Of, the freighter, owner, and master of the Vessul shall be subjeta,to the penalty stipulated in the.3d article of this Decree. , • The Minister of Finance, therefore, makes - known the tenor of the above Decree to the Justice of the Peace of the Department of East Friesland, the King's Attorney-General, the :King's Commissaries General, the Deputies of the King's Fiscals, Com mis, and General, and all other officers of the Os' toms and ImlSoits in the different Departments, for their respetaive information and regulation ; %via' a special injun&ion to the aforesaid Justice of the Peace and Commissaries- General,. to give notice thereof to the trade,-and to transmit to the Minister (in the same manner as was done previous to tlie Decree of the %Id of Jan. 1808), the papers. of th e ships laden with cheese, butter, or Geneva, an a bound to allied or neutral countries, as soon :is' the same shall, be exhibited unto them for consideration of the petmission required;, together with the pa 1 3 .63 respeeting the cargo, and the bond, for obtainni, permission to sail. (Signed) MAILS. Aaavrao—c Dublin, r Waterford. Due—t Dub , z Waterford. PRICE OF S'I 4 OCKS • . THIS Dd Y AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. • Consols for Opening 7oki I (Minium - - L 0 N .D 0 IV, TUESIMY, JUNE 14, 1806. ......- We are still unable to communicate 'any antlientie information from our Fleet off Cadiz; n6r have w? heard any thing further respe&ing the Privateer, Whose arrival at Dartmouth we' mentioned yester day. Our Readers, however, may rely on receiving the earliest information when any Official Accounts are received. A report was yesterday circulat ed, that accounts had been received of our TrooPs having landed at . Cadiz,, and after a severe congest, oc with the French Seamen and Matines who haul copied the b:ttteries, gained complete' possession 0( the forts. No such intelligence has reached Govern' meat, nor do we believe that any such account has reached this Country. Government, we understand, have received sr' counts from Spain of a very recent date, which eon'` firm the intelligence which was previously received of the refusal of the Nobles and others, who were ordered by BUONAPA writ to assemble at Bayonn e .' to obey these orders. They knew perfectly Wel l that they were not summoned to deliberate freely upon the state of their Country, and to d e cide ac" cording to the dielates of their Consciences, but that a their presence was required merely to give a C olo to his usurpation, and •to prevent that opposit ion to his plans,' on the part of the People, which hti every reason to exped. They therefote not on l Y fused to repair to Bayonne, but adopted those nlea ' sures for establishing a provisional Government, and supporting the independence of their Coon try,vvh lo we have already laid before our 'leaders. A Procla, oration was, we understand, issued on the sth by the Provisional Government, ordering theseizar° of all French property in those Provin4ces in whic h the patriotic standard had been rai4ed. A Lett er had also been dispatched to Admiral VitenEs, w lu 9 commandi the Carthag.na Sq'oadron, novi norca, inviting him to join h. C.-.)ontrytnett to tine defence of their liberties. Ti,e Aniwer of the flu. ruiral to this reWst Was not know i, but ii:tie.LOlbc was entertained that he v. ould cutnp;y with it. THE latest accounts from the Coritinettt ; that the Ewa;toa of At/snits ,t has recent l y 11— I ; ol orders for putting his Array on the most .for niKt;tb'e 9/ footing ; persons capable of hearing arm ..hs, 11. out distinEtion .or rank, are ordered tc hold die ing selves in readiness to join the Army. Thes' 11)er sures, it is stated, have been adopted in conseque° of a demand made by BUQNAPAKTB, of a P ai ' i , l4l :' for his troops through the Austrian Dominions a ? . Turkey ; which demand, it is said, the Au'. trian Govertmient has refused. Whether E1)15 statement' be str.l3lv 'correci, or not we do know, but we are quit convinced that 13t 1° ; NAPARTE has contemplation the ‘ 16 ' 6 " 11611 C' ll all 'cot!' the Austrian Empire. Independently of 'cl ' si erattons of private and perional animosity, BOO' •NAPARTF. must know, that as long as AUstria qxis ts ; with even tier present 'degree of power, his ° the conquests and nsurpations must be always in dattge un der tV We do not however think that he will, T wet present circumstances, Ixtlien he is likely ro tO , with full employment in Spain, push inattas r,&t , rupture with .A.UStlia : he will probably tealr)tiot , . H.E S U IN. aoLlm DfCILAIL TALSW,I ALID_ItA7